The Merry Widow
2005, German. Directed by Anton Reitzenstein.
Zurich Opera House production of Franz Léhar's operetta, with Dagmar Schellenberger, Rodney Gilfry, and Ute Gfrerer in lead roles. Baron Zeta is desperate that the fabulously wealthy widow Hanna Glavari marry a Pontevedrian man so that her fortune remains in the country. He attempts to match her and his handsome attaché, Danilo. It turns out that Danilo and Hanna had had a love affair in years past. Nevertheless, Danilo now refuses to love her because he doesn't want to appear like he is only interested in her money...
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- German
- Rated
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Cast & crew
- Anton ReitzensteinDirector
- Dagmar SchellenbergerHanna Glawari
- Rodney GilfryCount Danilo Danilovitch
- Ute GfrererValencienne
- Rudolf A. HartmannBaron Mirko Zeta
- Herbert PrikopaNjegus
- Piotr BeczałaCamille, Count de Rosillon
- Gabriel BermúdezVicomte Cascada
- Guido GötzenBogdanowitsch
- Eva Maria KaufmannPraskowia
- Mary O'SullivanSylviane
- Thomas PützPritschitsch
- Carine SéchayeOlga
Details
- Released
- 1 January 2005
- Original title
- Die lustige Witwe
- Country
- Germany, Switzerland
- Written by
- Viktor Léon, Leo Stein
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The Merry Widow runs 125 minutes (2h 5m).
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The Merry Widow isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2005. (Checked 10 November 2026.)
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If you liked The Merry Widow, try A Night at the Opera, Adam Sandler: 100% Fresh, Back to the Beach.
Who directed The Merry Widow?
The Merry Widow (2005) was directed by Anton Reitzenstein and stars Dagmar Schellenberger, Rodney Gilfry, Ute Gfrerer.